Septic System Design, Construction and Maintenance Seminar
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 4:00 pm
Development of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Technologies
Overview of decentralized wastewater treatment
Federal and local regulation of systems
Technology and operation of conventional wastewater treatment systems
Recent scientific and technical advances
Key contaminant removal
Evaluating Sites and Setting Treatment Goals
and Conventional System Design Considerations
Factors for selecting and sizing systems
Site and soil evaluation
System boundaries and loadings
Conventional system design
Alternative and Sustainable Treatment Technologies
Aerobic treatment units
Media filters
Drip dispersal
Management Programs for Onsite Wastewater
Treatment Systems
Maintenance and monitoring of systems
Monitoring of systems
Developing maintenance plans
Inspection and troubleshooting procedures
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.0 PDHs
Architects
6.0 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
(Public Protection)
6.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.0 PDHs to professional engineers and 6.0 HSW (Public Protection) continuing education hours to architects in all states, excluding Florida architects. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in West Virginia.
The American Institute of Architects has approved this seminar for 6.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Dr. Sara Heger
Dr. Sara Heger is an engineer, researcher and instructor in the Onsite Sewage Treatment Program in the Water Resources Center and is an adjunct assistant professor in the Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Department at the University of Minnesota. For over 20 years, she has been conducting research and providing education and technical assistance to homeowners, small communities, onsite professionals, and local units of government regarding onsite wastewater treatment. Dr. Heger has presented in over 30 states and provinces regarding the design, installation and management of septic systems and related research. She is president of the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association and is the Education chair of the Minnesota Onsite Wastewater Association. Dr. Heger serves on the NSF International Committee on Wastewater Treatment Systems. She is also the chair of the Minnesota State Advisory Committee on Decentralized Systems. Dr. Heger has a BS degree in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering and an MS degree and a PhD degree in Water Resource Science.